I just returned from a visit with my neighbor and he produced these very lovingly tended Bachelor Button plants! What a treat to look out at my garden with these great friends for company. Thanks, Ken!

I started making these little treats on Saturday, in fact I made the same recipe twice because I was sure I’d made a mistake. Both failed miserably but tasted out of this world. Onto another recipe on Sunday. I should have known to beware because there was no sugar called for in the recipe. I […]

There were actually two dollies at the store. I wanted one and my daughter wanted the other. Both made by the same person, both stealing our hearts. My daughter got to choose and the two have never been parted since. Sometimes I really hate being the grown-up.

There’s something about the surprise of finding street art that catches me every time. When we were visiting Cumberland, BC last week, I had to back up the car and reverse down the street to get a pic of this beautiful creation. Maybe it’s the size of the canvas, or maybe it’s just the randomness […]

This is pretty much the bike that I learned to ride when I was six years old. We were living in Africa and I remember something about a carport where I could go around and around until I didn’t have to put my foot down on the ground. I’d learned to balance and with this […]

Vintage relics from my childhood in the middle of a grocery store in Courtenay, BC. I just had to have a snap of them and the children even hopped on to give them a try.

New swim suit check! New goggles check! Up on the diving board for a dive into the pool. Check! So scared as I stood there bouncing but then I put the fear away and went for it. In a second, I was swimming up to the surface and so proud of myself. Regaining my former […]

A freighter on its way out to sea. Just around dinner time, when the sun is almost setting, we get a great glow on the water. That golden time of day.